Sale No: 852
Lot No: 817
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PORT LOUIS + COMORO IS. - MAIL TO FRANCE WITH RED "COLONIES FRA. V SUEZ/1" OR "POSS. AN./PAQ. FR. T No.2" D.S.; 25 July 1861 unpaid EL from "Mayotte" (Comoro Is.) to Nantes by "Suez & marseille" with black h.s. "6" and v. fine red 2-ring "COLONIES FRA. V SUEZ/A" cds on the front; plus 2 Dec. 1880 env. from Port Louis to Paris "Via Suez & Marseille" with Mauritius 17c on 4d red tied by v. fine "MARITIUS/B53" duplex with v. fine "POSS. AN/PAQ. FR. T No.2" octagon d.s. (in rare red ink) alongside with fine orange 2-ring "INDO-CHINA/PAQ. FR. MODANE" cds. [Plus off-cover Mauritius 4d canc. by 1884 "LIGNE T...No.6" cds. Rare and attractive pair of covers. (2 covers + 1 stamp) [Ex Vandervelde]Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, FRANCE, MARITIME MAIL (Image)
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Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..Jun-21-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
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